The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-25
THE IMPRISONED COMMIssARY.
Contradictory Versions of the Situation
Schnabele Charged with Treason.

contradictory versions OF the Situation
Schnabele Charged with Treason.
LONDON April 24-The continental specials
tonight, bring contradictory versions of the
Franco German situation. It is believed, in
well-informed quarters here, that the two gov
ernments. the local investigations on each side
of the frontier being completed, will exchange
regrets, and SO end amicaby an incident that
cannot be exaggerated into justification for
war;
A late Paris special. tonight, says the French
Cabinet will be prepared, if fresh difficulties
interposed in the way of a settlement, to submit
the whole case to the arbitration of third
power.
The German commission which has conducted,
at Metz. an investigation into the circumstances
Of the arrest of Schnabele. has concluded it's in
quiry, and reports that the arrest was undonbt-
edly made on German SOIL The commission also
finds numerous charges of treason against Nj.
Schnabele. the evidence of which, the report
says, is overwhelming.
Commissary Gautsch. in his second letter to
Schnabee, offers excuses for his failure to meet
Schnabele, and concludes follows: ''The
communication is so interesting that am anxious
to make it to you without informing the German
authorities of the fact. l beg you to come alone
to the rendezvous" In the Office of Schnabele
there has been found a letter from Com
mssary Gautsch, addressed to Schnabele,
written last Tuesday. 1t begins my
Dear Colleague" and says: 81 have a
communication to make to you which concerns
neither the French nor Germrn governments:
hut to make it we must be alone and if you
think fit we profit by blown down frontier
pole to talk there"
Schnabele is a knight OF the Legion of Honor
He refused high German office in $780, and
was Immediately expelled from Germany
The French government has sent 10 Berlin
documents relating to the Schnabele affair, in
cluding Commissary Gautschs two letters in
viting Schaabele to meet him.
The North German Gazette SAYS that Selma
belle tried to escape back to French territory
when seized by the German agents. but that he
was overtaken before he could cross
the frontier line The Berlin Montags-
blatt declares that Schnahsle had six
subordinate agents who were acting as spies for
General Boulanger the French War Minister
One of these agents, man named Kuhn, was
dismissed by Schnabee, and subsequently, en-
tered the German service. He made revelations
which led to the arrest of other agents and
much evidence collected thereby against
Schnabele. who was notified, some weeks ago.
that warrant had been issued for his arrest
and would be executed if he crossed the frontier
Schnabee was visited in prison at Metz yes
terday, by his wife and son. They were allowed
to converse through the bars, in German. for
twenty Eve minutes. They were stopped by
the warden when they began to talk of the ar
rest. The authorities handed to the wife the
articles found IN Schnabee's possession. 1t is
reported in some quarters that it was with the
object of seeing his pocketbook and other papers
containing memoranda useful to Germany that
the arrest of Schnabele was ordered.